BRITAIN’S beaches are becoming littered with wet wipes flushed down the loo.

The number of wet wipes found on Britain's beaches have increased by 50 per cent

The number found during the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean increased by 50 per cent in one year.

When flushed wet wipes don’t disintegrate like toilet paper and they typically contain plastic so once they reach the sea, they last for a very long time

MCS beachwatch officer Charlotte Coombes

MCS beachwatch officer Charlotte Coombes said: “When flushed wet wipes don’t disintegrate like toilet paper and they typically contain plastic so once they reach the sea, they last for a very long time.”

Overall, the survey revealed a 6.4 per cent rise in beach litter between 2013 and 2014.